International conference on youth ministry wrapping up in Rome
Activities include a campaign on the official WYD social media accounts as well as the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first meeting of young people with the pope…
Australian Mass attendance dropped during pandemic restrictions, but young adults show up
Rising Mass attendance among youth Despite the downturn in attendance, the report noted a significant rise in numbers among young adults aged 18–29. This cohort, which had been declining between…
Bishop Conley asks Pope Francis to provide ‘encouragement, clarity, support’ to U.S. bishops
More recently, when asked about “conservative bishops in the United States,” the pope said a conservative is someone who “clings to something and does not want to see beyond that.”…
Survey: Pro-abortion laws ascendant globally
In spite of India’s large population — 1.4 billion people — population decline is a “serious issue,” Shah noted. “For the first time in India, the total fertility rate has…
Why the feast of Mary, Help of Christians is a special day for Catholics in China
However, he continued, “the requisite and courageous safeguarding of the deposit of faith and of sacramental and hierarchical communion is not of itself opposed to dialogue with the authorities concerning…
Prominent Jesuit: The Society of Jesus is in ‘profound decline’
The priest also noted that there are currently 13,995 Jesuits and lamented that “in a few years the society will have disappeared from several European countries and will become insignificant…
Pope Francis paves the way for the canonization of new saints with zeal for mission work
Paradis was declared a Servant of God by Pope Paul VI on June 13, 1966, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on Sept. 11, 1984, in Montreal during…
Pro-life leader launches ‘life-affirming, family-strengthening’ health ministry for women
“Our goal really was to put the focus where it should be, and that is: look at those authentically vulnerable women and girls in countries around the world to which…
Hundreds brave extreme heat to accompany the Eucharistic Lord in south Texas
Many locals stopped to genuflect or make the sign of the cross as the Eucharist passed by on May 22, 2024. One woman, Tricia, joined the procession on her bike.…
Florida priest charged for biting arm of woman he says was desecrating Eucharist
“I believe that his excuse was that I wasn’t super-holy, in his eyes,” the woman, who was wearing a white shirt and pants, told police. But the priest told police…
Cardinal Fernández meets with Coptic Church leader over same-sex blessing rift
According to Vatican News, Fernández pointed to a clarification issued by the DDF in early January, which emphasized that the declaration did not change Church teaching on marriage or sexuality.…
Pope Francis lambasts the scourge of human trafficking
The Holy Father pointed out that trafficking is “a ‘business’ that disrespects and disregards human dignity, delivering large profits to people without moral scruples.” “Trafficking is constantly evolving and always…